Metallic tie and rail-fastening therefor.



F. A. LESTER.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENING THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10. +914.

Patented June 22, 1915.

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tinrrn eras arena Enron FREDERICK A. LESTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR TO CHICAGO STANDARD EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING THEREFOR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Application filed August 10, 1914. Seria1No. 856,003.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. LESTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties and Rail- Fastenings Therefor, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

The present invention relates generally to track equipment, andcomprehends certain new and useful improvements in a rail fastening particularly adapted for use in connection with an I-beam tie.

My invention has for its object to produce a particularly efficient rail fastening that admits of the rail being quickly and conveniently applied thereto, and one that in addition serves to maintain the rail against creeping movement. Another object is the provision, in a rail fastening designed for application to an I-beam tie, of novel attaching means constructed to effectually grip and engage the head and web of the beam, and in a manner which permits the employment of a beam having a comparatively small head. A still further object is the provision of a fastening which embodies to a marked degree the qualities of simplicity, durability and strength; and which is composed of a single member constructed to afford a long bearing for the rail, which while being capable of a rigid attachment to the tie has the characteristic of a certain amount of flexibility and give.

These, together with such other objects as may hereinafter appear, or are'incident to my invention, 1 attain by means of a construction illustrated in preferred form in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved fastening applied to an I-beam tie;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the fastening;

Figures 4 and 5 are similar views showing different forms of attaching flanges;

Figures 6 and 7 are sectional views of the attaching flanges in Figures 4 and 5 respectively.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 and 2, A indicates an I-beam tie composed of the web portion 8, base 9 and head 10, the latter having in this case a considerably smaller cross-sectional area than that of the base; the numeral 11 indicating the rail which is formed with the usual base flange 12.

A fastening constructed in accordance with my invention embodies a substantially flat base or web portion 13 interposed between the base flange 12 and the tie head 10, and extends laterally of and beyond both sides of the tie head to constitute the rail seat. At each side of the rail seat 18, and at opposite ends thereof, is a rail base e11- gaging lug 14 bent inwardly toward the rail to overhang the seat, and so disposed with reference to each other that the distance between adjacent inner edge portions 1 1 desiraloly corresponds to the width of the seat, for a purpose hereinafter more fully described.

Adjacent each lug is a seat extension 15 which projects outwardly from the seat13 and substantially centrally thereof and in the same plane therewith to rest upon the head of the tie. These extensions 15 are formed with rebent U-shaped portions 16 opposed to each other and are provided to engage the head 10 at each side of the tie and on opposite sides of the seat, as in the manner shown in the drawings. Each portion 16 constitutes an underlying pocket 16, and in turn is provided with an integral attaching flange 17 which depends therefrom to rest up against the web 8 of the tie and to which it is attached.

The preferred mode of attaching the fastoning to the tie web is to partially separate the flange 17 to form the bent portion 18, which is in turn slit horizontally, the slit end portion 18 passing through an aperture 19 in the web 8 and is then spread to clench the fastening, as indicated in Figures 5 and 7. Or, if desired, the bent portion 18 may be apertured, as in Figures 4E and 6, and a wedge member 20 inserted therein to wedge against the side of the tie. An ordinary bolt fastening is shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, but the other arrangements are considered preferable inasmuch as they overcome the objectionable feature of the bolt fastening, that is, the tendency of the nut to work loose from the bolt under track vibration.

With my fastening positioned as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1, the rail is first placed on the seat to occupy an angular position between the ledges 14: of the lugs practically a single operation.

14: and is then gaged to distance, whereupon the'fastening is swung about its central axis until the pockets 16 receive and engage the head, where it then occupies the position shown in full lines in this figure. One of the attaching lugs is then secured to the tie and the other forced in and secured to the opposite side of the tie in such a manner as to obtain a tight engagement between the lug H and the rail base flange, as will be readily understood. This efiectually maintains the rail against creeping.

The fastener may be easily and cheaply made from a single metal blank, and in From the foregoing, the essential elements and features of the device, together with its simplicity and other advantages thereof, will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. I do not intend to restrict myself to the precise construction shown, for it is deemed obvious that variations therefrom :may be made without in any way departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as pointed out in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim .as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is the following 1. A rail fastener comprising a body member provided on its upper face with rail engaging elements extending inwardly toward the rail seat, and having transverse side members extending from said rail seat to one side of and beyond said rail engaging elements, each of said transverse members be ing formed at diagonally disposed side portions thereof with an inwardly extending tie head gripping element and a depending attaching side flange, substantially as described.

2. The combination with an I-beam tie, of a tie plate therefor comprising a rail seating portion and side members adapted to seat on the head of the tie, the rail seating portion extending longitudinally of the rail beyond the side portions and provided thereat with rail gripping elements on its upper face, said side members forming an integral extension of the rail seat proper in the transverse direction beyond said rail gripping elements and provided with diagonally disposed tie head gripping elements, substantially as described.

3. The combination with an I-beam tie, of

a tie plate formed from a single substantially rectangular blank and comprising a rail seating portion and side portions adapted to seat on the head of the tie, the rail seating portion extending longitudinally of the rail beyond the side portions at each side of the tie and provided thereat with oppositely disposed rail gripping elements on its upper face, said side portions constituting integral transverse extensions of the rail seat proper and having side portions thereof provided with diagonally disposed tie head gripping elements and depending flanges formed with reference to the side of the tie for attachment thereto.

4:. A metallic tie plate for a headed metal beam tie comprising a central web portion and four integral arms extending substantially radially therefrom, two of the arms with the central portion constituting the rail seat and the other two arms with the central web portion being seated on the head of the tie, the lust mentioned arms being provided with diagonally disposed rail base-engaging elements and the other said arms with similarly disposed tie head gripping elements, said plate being adjustable bodily to simultaneously bring the said elements in operative relation with the rail base and tie head.

5. A tie plate formed from a single substantially rectangular metal blank and having oppositely extending and diagonally disposed rail engaging and tie engaging members embodying partially separated and rebent corner edge portions of the web of the plate.

6. A tie plate formed from a single substantially rectangular metal blank and embodying a body member having oppositely extending and diagonally disposed rail engaging and tie engaging clips respectively located above and below the plane of the rail seat, the web being slit in at diagonal edge portions toward the rail seat and rebent so as to form the rail engaging clips, the remaining edge portions being slit in an angular direction and rebent to form the tie engaging clips, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.

FREDERICK A. LESTER. lVitnesses:

WV. H. FowKns,

FRANK JAGER.

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